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NEW ULM The New Ulm City Council approved an amendment to the City Attorney Service agreement allowing Blethen Berens to serve as the city’s legal representation along with attorney Roger Hippert.
Nierengarten & Hippert Law Office has served as City Attorney for New Ulm since 1979. From 1986, until the retirement of Hugh Nierengarten in 2015, three or four attorneys were providing the legal services required to meet the City’s needs, including all of the work involved in City criminal prosecutions, the civil matters involving the City and also the New Ulm Public Utilities.
Roger Hippert and Tom Borgen were able to cover these duties, but as of Jan. 4, Borgen has left the firm and Hippert is not in a position to provide all of the services as a solo practitioner. Hippert went into negotiations for Blethen Berens Law Office to assist with legal services. The addition of the Blethen and Berens Law Office would require changes to the current retainer agree
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BROWN COUNTY Brown County Commissioners will establish 2021 salaries for county officials, plus their own salaries and per diem on Tuesday.
The county board meeting begins at 9 a.m., Tuesday in the Law Enforcement Center Training Room. Call 507-233-6600 for Zoom access.
Commissioners will consider setting 2021 salaries for the Brown County highway engineer, human services director, probation director, county sheriff, recorder, auditor-treasurer, county attorney and county administrator.
County officials salaries will consider their responsibilities and duties, experience, qualifications and performance. Salaries for officials in 2020 were highway engineer $122,000; human services director $112,200; probation director $155,317; county sheriff $104,967; county recorder $81,454; auditor-treasurer $100,000; county attorney $120,000; and county administrator $118,052.